Combined window shade and curtain rod support



May 5, I942. .R. w. BowsER COMBINED WIIiDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN. ROD SUPPORT Filed May 9, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor mlaazd Kiel/1.79; M

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COMBINED WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN ROD SUPPORT Filed May 9, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Attorney Patented May 5, 1942 COMBINED WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN ROD SUPPORT Roland W. Bowser, Red Bank Township, Clarion County, Pa.

Application May 9, 1941, Serial No. 392,799

3 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in combined window shade and curtain rod supports, and particularly to an arrangement of this character which is quickly adjustable for attachment to window frames of different sizes, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a simple and efficient arrangement of this character which is supported without the use of screws or bolts or the like, and is reversible as respects the opposite sides of the window frame.

Other important objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description taken in connection with the appended drawings, wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings- Figure l is a fragmentary front elevational view showing application of embodiments of the present invention to opposite sides of a window frame.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken through Figure 1 along the line 2-2 and looking downwardly in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken through Figure 1 along the line 33 and looking toward the right in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the mounting plate.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the adjustable bracket plate.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the screw follower.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the detent bar.

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal sectional view.

Figure 9 is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view taken through Figure 1 along the line 9-9.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 generally designates the elongated generally rectangular base plate which has opposed L-shaped longitudinal flanges 6 and 1 along its upper and lower edges, the left hand ends of these flanges being spaced as indicated by the numerals 8 from the adjacent end of the plate. The opposite end of the plate is bent rearwardly to provide the L-shaped bracket 9 which is designed to have a portion thereof abutting the window frame side member Ill as indicated in Figure 2 of the drawings with another portion thereof inserted between the member Ill and the window frame support II. A threaded shank I2 projects forwardly from an approximately central position on the plate 5 to accept the wing nut E3.

The slidable bracket plate which is generally designated l4 and shown in detail in Figure 5 of the drawings is longer and narrower than the plate 5 and has projecting forwardly from the upper part of the middle portion thereof an L-shaped bracket l5 which is provided with an aperture l6 for reception of the fitting on the end of the window shade roller (not shown). As seen in Figure 5 of the drawings the right hand upper corner of the plate is provided with a slot ll to accept a portion of the L-shaped curtain rod bracket I8. The elongated slot l9 formed in the plate l4 below the bracket is provided to receive the threaded shank 12 on which the wing nut I3 is threaded against the front face of the plate Hi to hold the plate in adjusted position along the plate 5, with the upper edge of the plate l4 slidably confined within the upper L-shaped flange 6. With regard to a pair of the shade roller and curtain rod supports, it will be obvious that adjusting the plates I4 toward each other accommodates rollers and rods of shorter lengths, while adjustment of these plates away from each other accommodates longer rollers and curtain rods.

The lower edge of the plate 14 is slidable in the channel provided by the cut away portion 22 on the upper rear part of the bar 2], shown in Figure 7 of the drawings and the face of the plate 5, the bar 2| being secured on the said plate by rivets or bolts or other suitable means. The channel provided by the lower cut away portion 23 of the rod 1 and the face of the plate 5 provides a slideway for the upper lug 24 on the screw follower which is generally designated 26, the lower lug 25 of this follower sliding in the L-shaped flange 1 of the plate 5.

A detent lug 21 projects forwardly from the follower 26.

An L-shaped member 28 has a bolt 29 traversing one flange thereof and also a spacer 30 engaged with the front of the bar 2|, and also the base plate 5, as illustrated in Figure 8, and through the flange 3| of the part 28 freely turns the adjusting screw 32 which has an operating handle 33 including an enlarged bearing 34 turning against the outside of the member 28. The screw 32 is threaded through the threaded bore 35 of the follower 26. It is obvious that rotating the screw 32 by its handle 33 feeds the follower 26 along the plate 5 in accordance with the direction of rotation of this screw.

For engaging the edge of the window frame side member HI opposite that engaged by the element 9 there is provided an L-shaped hook 36 whose portion 31 is designed to be forced between the member ID and the support II as indicated in Figure 2 of the drawings. A flat metal strap 38 looped around a vertical arm of the element 36 carries between its flights the axle of a small grooved pulley 39 over which is trained the cable or wire 40 which has one end tethered as indicated by the numeral 4| to the upper inner corner of the base plate 5. The remaining end of the wire or cable 40 is connected to the adjacent end of the longitudinally arranged apertured rod 42 which is formed with a series of longitudinally spaced longitudinally elongated slots 43 for reception of the detent 21 on the follower 26. It will be seen that with one of the slots 43 receiving the lug 21 on the follower 26, rotation of the screw 33 in the proper direction will tighten the cable or wire 40 and thereby draw the base plate 5 and its anchor element 9 into closer engagement with the corresponding portions of the window frame side member ID, and that similarly the element 36 will be drawn into closer engagement with its end or edge of the window frame side member in an opposite direction, whereby the device is firmly clamped in place on the window frame side member. Once clamped in place, the bracket plate I4 may be adjusted by loosening the wing nut l3 and sliding the plate to the desired position and thereafter tightening the wing nut to secure the desired position.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not wish to limit the application of the invention except as may be required by the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. A support for mounting on a window frame vertical side member, said support comprising a base plate to lie along the front of said side member, a stationary hook on the end of said base plate to hook around the adjacent edge of said side member, an adjustable hook for hooking around the opposite remaining edge of said side member, and horizontally adjustable means on said base plate having connection with said adjustable hook, said adjustable means being operable to draw the hooks in directions toward each other to supportably clamp the opposite edges of said side member,,said adjustable invention, what is hook comprising a hook element separate from said base plate, a flexible cable threaded through a portion of said hook element, said cable having one end tethered to said base plate and its opposite end tethered to said adjustable means.

2. A support for mounting on a window frame vertical side member, said support comprising a base plate to lie along the front of said side member, a stationary hook on the end of said base plate to hook around the adjacent edge of said side member, an adjustable hook for hooking around the opposite remaining edge of said side member, and horizontally adjustable means on said base plate having connection with said adjustable hook, said adjustable means being operable to draw the hooks in directions toward each other to supportably clamp the opposite edges of said side member, said adjustable hook comprising a hook element separate from said base plate, a flexible cable threaded through a portion of said hook element, said cable having one end tethered to said base plate and its opposite end tethered to said adjustable means, said adjustable means comprising a screw follower to which said opposite end of the cable is tethered, and a horizontal rotary screw mounted on said base plate for operating said follower.

3. A support for mounting on a window frame vertical side member, said support comprising a base plate to lie along the front of said side member, a stationary hook on the end of said base plate to hook around the adjacent edge of said side member, an adjustable hook for hooking around the opposite remaining edge of said side member, and horizontally adjustable means on said base plate having connection with said adjustable hook, said adjustable means being operable to draw the hooks in directions toward each other to supportably clamp the opposite edges of said side member, said adjustable hook comprising a hook element separate from said base plate, a flexible cable threaded through a portion of said hook element, said cable having one end tethered to said base plate and its opposite end tethered to said adjustable means, said adjustable means comprising a screw follower to which said opposite end of the cable is tethered, and a horizontal rotary screw mounted on said base plate for operating said follower, said follower having a detent lug and connecting means on the said remaining end of said cable, said connecting means comprising a bar having longitudinally spaced detent lug receiving openings for selective employment.

ROLAND W. BOWSER. 

